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GSA pilots small biz e-mall

To increase procurement opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses, the General Services Administration has launched a pilot Web site at SmallBizMall.gov

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Vendors could help e-gov boom

Spending on electronic government initiatives will more than quadruple over the next five years, and specialized vendors could help deal with that boom, according to the Gartner Group

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Gartner Group: Arizona Internet vote paved way

Analysts credit the jump in the state's primary turnout to ability to vote online

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E-procurement stirs small-biz fears

Eprocurement initiatives suggested by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy may exclude small businesses from competing for government contracts, experts say

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Farmers closer to online filing

A bill to allow farmers and ranchers doing business with the USDA to file federal forms online was approved by the House on Monday and now moves on to the president

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SAIC selects NASA help-desk partner

SAIC picks Intellisource to provide helpdesk services to NASA headquarters

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Postal Service makes bid for Internet auctions

Joke about 'snail mail' all you want, but the U.S. Postal Service has just pulled ahead of other government agencies in the ecommerce race. The mail service has decided to start buying some goods and services through Internet auctions.

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New Hampshire Gov. Shaheen orders only legal software be used

Other states, including California, Nevada, Colorado and Washington, have issued similar orders against software piracy

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Rhode Island buys fingerprinting hardware

The state is one step closer to its goal of completely automating its criminal records system

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KPMG wins Navy aircraft systems contract

The Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) awarded KPMG Consulting LLC a fiveyear blanket purchase agreement Monday to install software that will replace the various business systems used to acquire and maintain aircraft

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Roster Change

FCW's weekly lineup of federal IT decisionmakers on the move

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Satellite services broaden training choices

Broadband satellite services could take on an important role in government distancelearning programs, particularly as technologies such as desktop video communications become viable for training employees.

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CIOs' work force worries

Four top chief information officials say their biggest headache is the dwindling hightech work force and figuring out what it will take to keep talented personnel in government.

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A computer for every fed

Rep. Elijah Cummings (DMd.) plans to introduce legislation today that would provide a free computer and Internet access to up to 1.8 million federal employees

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Intercepts

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Bad career moves

Lying on a federal job application can ruin your federal career, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently decided.

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GPS support centers team up

Web site gives users quick answers, single place to report problems

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Honolulu is first in state to provide electronic government

Online people will be able to apply for jobs and report problems to the Department of Consumer Services

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USPS puts stamp on online billing

The fear of losing billions in revenue has pushed the U.S. Postal Service to deliver an online service for electronic billing and payments.

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Laptops present major security concerns

Dave Nelson, NASA's deputy chief information officer, is like most federal managers when it comes to issuing agency employees laptops. Stolen data and lost laptops top his list of concerns.